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… and return of assets related to colonisation from Belgian federal museum collections Following a debate that started in June 2021, on June 30, 2022, the Belgian Parliament adopted the law "recognising the alienable … State on the one hand and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi on the other. It could be based on …
… late nineteenth century, in 1878, the statue was stolen by Belgian tradesman Alexandre Delcommune from Congolese chief … manages extensive collections of artefacts, mainly from Congo, Rwanda and Burundi, African countries formerly … reveals how this statue was captured with certainty by a Belgian in violent and unbalanced colonial conditions. The …
… At that time, Congo was still the personal property of King Leopold II. He … permanent museum of Congo … debate on Belgian colonization … in Central Africa (Congo, Rwanda and Burundi) and the handling of this past has … for Patrice Lumumba, not to mention the passing of a Belgian law following European-level discussions on the …
… Belgian Federal Scientific Policy Office (Belspo) … institutions (Institute for Space Aeronomy, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Royal Institute for … Archives). The RMCA collaborates closely with the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences with which he shares …
… endemic to a small region in the north-east of the DR Congo, not identified by Western scientists until the … almost 200 okapi specimens was already registered at the Belgian museum. Most of these were sent by a network of … World’s Fair (1958) before moving to the rooms of the Belgian Congo Museum.” (Van Schuylenbergh 2020: 74) The third …
… she expresses her hopes and dreams for the people of DR Congo in her original artworks. Instead of using paintbrushes … alive. There is still a relationship between Belgium and Congo, so this historical and artistic residency is dedicated …
… Ward), between 1956 and the end of 1957. Exhibited in the 'Congo Fauna Pavilion' at the Brussels World's Fair, … practices that led to its geographical relocation from Congo to Belgium (as with the museum's cultural objects), in … of the most spectacular animals will be exhibited in the Belgian Congo section’s Fauna Pavilion at the Brussels …
… historici niet als excuus in de discussie over excuses aan Congo' , De Morgen , 16/6/2020 (paywall) Amandine Lauro en … character of goods linked to the colonial past of the Belgian State and determining a legal framework for their … can only take place in execution of a treaty between the Belgian state and the state of origin. Discussions on a …
… Zana Etambala discusses a photo of a violent reprisal by Belgian soldiers on Congolese chiefs at the time of the Congo Free State, in the context of the fight for the ivory …
… of the second generation of Congolese migration (D.R. Congo) in Belgium, in order to identify the identity … schema that she has constructed, a schema in which the Belgian-Congolese identity is central and broken down into … explores the theme of the transnational activities of the Belgian-Congolese: You have not yet given permission to place …